The Balloon Tree Farm Shop & Cafe is a pick your own farm in Gate Helmsley, the United Kingdom where you can pick your own blackberries, blueberries, gooseberries, plums, pumpkins. It is a great local spot for pick your own fruit and freshly picked produce near you. Farm shop stocking local foodstuffs and an airy glass-walled cafe with an unfussy menu, plus garden.
Stamford Bridge Road, Gate Helmsley, York, YO41 1NB
Valley Treasure TrailFind it, then tick or colour it in
Follow the trail through the plantings. Find the real crop at each stop, then tick or colour the circle. Reach the end for fresh fruit and a cold coconut.
✕ marks the spot
The Fruit Plate & Fresh Coconuts
Ticked them all? You reached the end of the valley. Claim a plate of just-picked fruit and a cold fresh coconut.
The Balloon Tree Farm Shop & Cafe · Gate Helmsley · 01759 373023
The Balloon Tree Farm Shop & Cafe · A living Caribbean valley
The Valley GuideWhat grows, and what it does
Every planting here is food and medicine both. This is the knowledge our elders carried: eat close to the earth, brew the bush, and let the land keep you well. Walk slow, spot what grows, and know what it holds.
The Balloon Tree Farm Shop & Cafe · Gate Helmsley · 01759 373023Ital is vital · The land is the first healer
Water in this area
Mains water in North Yorkshire (England) is supplied by Yorkshire Water (Northumbrian Water on the northern/Teesside fringe); typical hardness: Varies soft to hard; typically moderately soft ~64 mg/l CaCO3 (Harrogate). Water quality is regulated by the Environment Agency · Ofwat · Drinking Water Inspectorate.
Supplier
Yorkshire Water (Northumbrian Water on the northern/Teesside fringe)
Regulator
Environment Agency · Ofwat · Drinking Water Inspectorate
Hardness
Varies soft to hard; typically moderately soft ~64 mg/l CaCO3 (Harrogate)
